The Dallas Cowboys' mantra under head coach Brian Schottenheimer is simple, and vice president of player personnel Will McClay is following it to a T.

It's never good when a veteran starter falls to injury early in training camp, but the Cowboys could see a bright side to Terence Steele's absence.

The Dallas Cowboys held a night for fans — with music, autographs, games and the famous cheerleaders — in Oxnard, the home of their training camp.

Even though the pads haven’t come on just yet, there are some early standouts so far at Dallas Cowboys training camp.

To say that Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams is loving being back on the practice field is an understatement. With the tearing of his ACL at training camp last offseason, it has been a long year for Sam, and now that he’s cleared to practice, he’s been all gas, no brakes in Oxnard.

OXNARD, Calif. — Cowboys starting right tackle Terence Steele has a mild right ankle sprain and is being listed as day-to-day, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Dallas Morning News. When Steele suffered the injury isn’t known, but he missed Thursday’s practice.

There's new sense of competition in Dallas as well. The Cowboys traded for New England Patriots backup Joe Milton, who was universally praised by Patriots coaches for his level of preparation as a rookie last season. Milton is already pushing Prescott in Cowboys camp, which is something that the veteran appreciates.

It's a brave statement for a first-year head coach, but Brian Schottenheimer believes the Dallas Cowboys' defense can be one of the NFL's best at forcing